Shear Thickening Cleansing Composition

Abstract

The present invention is related to an aqueous cleansing composition for keratin fibres especially human hair with shear thickening property. Specifically, present invention is on cleansing compositions for keratin fibres, especially for human hair, based on at least one anionic surfactant, especially anionic sulphate surfactant, at a concentration of 2 to 25% by weight, and further comprising at least one amino acid surfactant, and at least one ethoxylated monoglyceride.

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         16 . A method for thickening hair comprising applying a composition to hair, said composition comprising at least one anionic sulphate surfactant, at a concentration of 2 to 25% by weight, and further comprising at least one amino acid surfactant of the following structure 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein R 1  is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl chain with 7 to 17 C atoms, R 2  is H or a methyl, R 3  is H, COO − M + , CH 2 COO − M or COOH, n is 0 to 2, X is COO −  or SO 3   −  and M is independent from each other H, sodium or potassium, at a concentration of 0.1 to 15%, by weight, and at least one ethoxylated monoglyceride of the following formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein R 4  is a saturated or unsaturated and branched or straight alkyl chain with a chain length of 7 to 21 C atoms and x+y+z has a value of 50 to 200, at a concentration of at least 1% by weight, all values calculated to total composition. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16  wherein the amino acid surfactant is sodium lauroyl glutamate, the anionic sulphate surfactant is sodium lauryl ether sulphate, and the ethoxylated monoglyceride is PEG-90 glyceryl isostearate. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 16  wherein the composition additionally at least one non-ionic surfactant. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 18  wherein the composition comprises at least one non-ionic surfactant according to the general formula
   R 6 —O—(R 4 O) n —Z X ,
 
 wherein R 6  is an alkyl group with 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R 4  is an ethylene or propylene group, Z is a saccharide group with 5 to 6 carbon atoms, n is a number from 0 to 10 and x is a number between 1 and 5. 
 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 16  wherein the composition comprises additionally at least one amphoteric surfactant. 
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 20  wherein the wherein at least one amphoteric surfactant is selected from betaines, amidoalkyl betaines and sulfobetaines, and their mixtures. 
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 16  wherein at least one amino acid surfactant is selected from i—taurate surfactants according to the general formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein R 1  is preferably a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl chain with 7 to 17 C atoms, and more preferably 9 to 13 C atoms, R 2  is H or methyl, and M is H, sodium or potassium, ii—glutamate surfactants are according to the general formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein R 1  is preferably a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl chain with 7 to 17 C atoms, and more preferably 9 to 13 C atoms, and M is independent from each other H, sodium or potassium, iii—alanine or alaninate surfactants according to the general formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein R 1  is preferably a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl chain with 7 to 17 C atoms, and more preferably 9 to 13 C atoms, R 2  is H or methyl and M is H, sodium or potassium, iv—glycine surfactants according to the general formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein R 1  is preferably a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl chain with 7 to 17 C atoms, and more preferably 9 to 13 C atoms, and M is H, sodium or potassium, v—sarcosinate surfactants according to the general formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein R 1  is preferably a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl chain with 7 to 17 C atoms, and more preferably 9 to 13 C atoms and M is H, sodium or potassium, and vi—aspartate surfactants according to the general formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein R 1  is preferably a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl chain with 7 to 17 C atoms, and more preferably 9 to 13 C atoms and M is independent from each other H, sodium or potassium. 
     
     
         23 . The method according to  claim 22  wherein at least one amino acid surfactant is selected from potassium cocoyl taurate, potassium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium caproyl methyl taurate, sodium cocoyl taurate, sodium lauroyl taurate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium methyl lauroyl taurate, sodium methyl myristoyl taurate, sodium methyl oleoyl taurate, sodium methyl palmitoyl taurate, sodium methyl stearoyl taurate, dipotassium capryloyl glutamate, dipotassium undecylenoyl glutamate, disodium capryloyl glutamate, disodium cocoyl glutamate, disodium lauroyl glutamate, disodium stearoyl glutamate, disodium undecylenoyl glutamate, potassium capryloyl glutamate, potassium cocoyl glutamate, potassium lauroyl glutamate, potassium myristoyl glutamate, potassium stearoyl glutamate, potassium undecylenoyl glutamate, sodium capryloyl glutamate, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium lauroyl glutamate, sodium myristoyl glutamate, sodium olivoyl glutamate, sodium palmitoyl glutamate, sodium stearoyl glutamate, sodium undecylenoyl glutamate, cocoyl methyl β-alanine, lauroyl β-alanine, lauroyl methyl β-alanine, myristoyl β-alanine, potassium lauroyl methyl β-alanine, sodium cocoyl alaninate, sodium cocoyl methyl β-alanine and sodium myristoyl methyl β-alanine palmitoyl glycine, sodium lauroyl glycine, sodium cocoyl glycine, sodium myristoyl glycine, potassium lauroyl glycine, potassium cocoyl glycine, potassium lauroyl sarcosinate, potassium cocoyl sarcosinate, sodium cocoyl sarcosinate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium myristoyl sarcosinate, and sodium palmitoyl sarcosinate and mixtures thereof. Preferred are potassium lauroyl sarcosinate, potassium cocoyl sarcosinate, sodium cocoyl sarcosinate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium lauroyl aspartate, sodium myristoyl aspartate, sodium cocoyl aspartate, sodium caproyl aspartate, disodium lauroyl aspartate, disodium myristoyl aspartate, disodium cocoyl aspartate, disodium caproyl aspartate, potassium lauroyl aspartate, potassium myristoyl aspartate, potassium cocoyl aspartate, potassium caproyl aspartate, dipotassium lauroyl aspartate, dipotassium myristoyl aspartate, dipotassium cocoyl aspartate, and dipotassium caproyl aspartate and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 16  wherein at least one ethoxylated monoglyceride is selected from PEG-78 glyceryl cocoate, PEG-80 glyceryl cocoate, PEG-50 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-60 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-90 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-60 glyceryl stearate, PEG-120 glyceryl stearate, PEG-200 glyceryl stearate, PEG-80 glyceryl tallowate, PEG-82 glyceryl tallowate, PEG-130 glyceryl tallowate and PEG-200 glyceryl tallowate, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 16  wherein the composition comprise at least one (poly)propylene glycol according to the following formula 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein n has a value between 1 and 70. 
       
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 16  wherein the composition comprises at least one conditioning agent. 
     
     
         27 . The method according to  claim 26  wherein the composition comprises at least one cationic polymer as conditioning agent. 
     
     
         28 . The method according to  claim 26  wherein it comprises oily substances as conditioning agent selected from silicone oils, either volatile or non-volatile, natural and synthetic oils. 
     
     
         29 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the composition comprises at least one UV filter. 
     
     
         30 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the composition comprises at least one direct dye.